Ersan İlyasova

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Ersan İlyasova

İlyasova with the Bucks
No. 7 – Milwaukee Bucks
Position Forward
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1987-05-15) May 15, 1987
Eskişehir, Turkey
Nationality Turkish
Listed height 6 ft 10 in (208 cm)
Listed weight 235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2005 / Round: 2 / Pick: 36th overall
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks
Pro playing career 2004–present
Career history
2004–2005 Ülkerspor (Turkey)
2005–2006 Tulsa 66ers (D-League)
2006–2007 Milwaukee Bucks
2007–2009 FC Barcelona (Spain)
2009–present Milwaukee Bucks
2011 Anadolu Efes (Turkey)
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Competitor for  Turkey
FIBA World Championship
Silver 2010 Turkey National team

Ersan İlyasova (born May 15, 1987) is a Turkish professional basketball player who currently plays for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) in height.[1][2]

Professional career

Turkey

After playing with the youth team of Ülkerspor, İlyasova played professionally in the Turkish League with the senior squad of Ülkerspor during the 2004-05 season, averaging 4.5 points and 3.2 rebounds in eleven games.[3]

NBA

İlyasova was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round (36th overall) of the 2005 NBA Draft and signed a two-year contract with them on August 23, 2005. İlyasova did not play in an NBA game during the 2005-06 season. He was instead assigned to the Bucks' affiliated D-League team, the Tulsa 66ers,[4] where he played 46 games and averaged 12.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game.[5]

İlyasova made his NBA debut on November 1, 2006 as a member of the Bucks. At the end of the season, İlyasova left the Bucks to play for FC Barcelona in the Liga ACB and Euroleague.

Spain

On June 16, 2007, İlyasova accepted a two-year contract with Liga ACB club FC Barcelona.[6] He was the first Turkish player in team history.[7]

Return to the NBA

In July 2009, İlyasova returned to the Bucks, signing a three-year $7 million contract.[8][9]

On February 19, 2012, İlyasova set new career highs with 29 points and 25 rebounds against the New Jersey Nets. He became only the third Bucks player in franchise history to record at least 25 points and 25 rebounds in a game, after Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10 times) and Swen Nater (once). The feat had not been achieved for more than 35 years.[10] He would earn a Player of the Week award due to his performances from March 5–11.

On July 12, 2012, İlyasova re-signed with the Bucks a 5 year, $40 million contract.

NBA lockout

In the summer of 2011, during the 2011 NBA lockout, he signed a contract with Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketball League.[11] He was able to return to the United States to play in the 2011-2012 NBA season.

Turkish national team

Before İlyasova was chosen to play for the senior Turkish national team, he was named the MVP of the 2006 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, after leading Turkey's junior national team to a silver medal in İzmir.[12]

Career statistics

Duško Savanović and Ilyasova
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

NBA regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2006–07 Milwaukee 66 14 14.7 .383 .365 .787 2.9 .7 .4 .3 6.1
2009–10 Milwaukee 81 31 23.4 .443 .336 .715 6.4 1.0 .7 .3 10.4
2010–11 Milwaukee 60 34 25.1 .436 .298 .894 6.1 .9 .9 .4 9.5
2011–12 Milwaukee 60 41 27.6 .492 .455 .781 8.8 1.2 .7 .7 13.0
2012–13 Milwaukee 73 54 27.6 .462 .444 .796 7.1 1.6 .9 .5 13.2
Career 340 174 23.7 .449 .379 .787 6.2 1.1 .7 .4 10.5

NBA Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010 Milwaukee 7 0 22.4 .480 .357 .833 7.6 .4 .7 .1 9.7
2013 Milwaukee 4 4 29.3 .435 .400 1.000 7.3 1.8 1.3 .3 11.5
Career 11 4 24.9 .458 .375 .850 7.5 .9 .9 .2 10.4

Euroleague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2004–05 Ülkerspor 6 0 4.8 .267 .111 .500 .5 .0 .0 .0 1.7 - 1.0
2007–08 FC Barcelona 22 8 18.1 .379 .241 .538 4.7 .7 .8 1.1 6.1 7.1
2008–09 FC Barcelona 22 15 20.8 .457 .403 .816 7.0 .8 .5 .6 10.5 13.0
2011–12 Anadolu Efes 8 8 20.7 .482 .353 .593 5.5 .9 1.5 1.5 9.5 13.6
Career 58 31 18.1 .426 .323 .667 5.2 .7 .7 .8 7.8 9.4

Notes

  1. ↑ Spanish League player profile 2.08 m or 6'10"
  2. ↑ Basketpedya.com Profile 2.08 m or 6'10"
  3. ↑ TBLStat.net Profile
  4. ↑ Milwaukee Bucks send Ersan Ilyasova to D-League Retrieved February 18, 2007
  5. ↑ Ersan Ilyasova Biography at NBA.com Retrieved February 18, 2007
  6. ↑ AXA FC Barcelona lands Ilyasova
  7. ↑ Ersan Ilyasova profile - FC Barcelona official website
  8. ↑ "BUCKS REACH AGREEMENT WITH ILYASOVA". NBA.com. 2009-07-23. Retrieved 2009-11-29. 
  9. ↑ JSonline.com Ilyasova, Bucks agree on 3-year deal
  10. ↑ Ersan Ilyasova, Bucks spoil Brook Lopez's season debut for Nets
  11. ↑ "Ersan Ilyasova and Patty Mills Agree To Play In Turkey". Slam Online. 2011-08-03. Retrieved 2013-11-01. 
  12. ↑ A Look Back At The U-20 European Championships (Part Two) Retrieved February 18, 2007

External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Nikita Kurbanov		 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship MVP
2006 		Succeeded by
Miloš Teodosić
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